Chef Julia Child swinging a whisk like a baseball bat - Bonnie Schiffman Photography/Getty Images The electric beater, now more often referred to as an electric mixer (one of the essential baking ...

You only need two things to pull off this trick. Want to impress people at a dinner party? Pull out a Mason jar and some heavy cream. My mom taught me when I was a child that these are the only two ...

Julia Child smiling in front of a background of plants and greenery - Bachrach/Getty Images In the cookbook, among recipes for Crème Chantilly and pulverized macaroons, Child described the best ...

Whipped cream is one of those basics that you probably buy at the store, but trust me that the homemade stuff is worlds better. Sure, making your own whipped cream requires a little bit of patience ...

Okay, okay: I acknowledge that the mere idea that there is such a thing as a “whipped cream emergency” is more than a little absurd—a First World Problem par excellence, about as silly as an “unripe ...

Hand mixers are such a low-commitment, space-saving kitchen appliance, which makes buying them a no-brainer. They’re less of an investment in time (setting up, cleaning and putting away) and money ...

Learn the history of Chantilly cream and how to make this lightly sweetened, vanilla-infused French whipped cream that brings near-effortless elegance to dessert.

Want to impress people at a dinner party? Pull out a Mason jar and some heavy cream. My mom taught me when I was a child that these are the only two items you need to make whipped cream, but I never ...